Ecclesiastes 5
1 Keep thy feet when thou goest unto a house of God, and draw near to hear rather than to give of fools the sacrifice, for they do not know they do evil.
Ne èle gegem ɖe gbedoxɔ me la, ke wò towo ɖi eye nàmia wò nu! Mèganye bometsila si menyana gɔ̃ hã be enye nu vɔ̃ be nàɖe adzɔgbe na Mawu tamemabumabutɔe o,
2 Cause not thy mouth to hasten, and let not thy heart hasten to bring out a word before God, for God is in the heavens, and thou on the earth, therefore let thy words be few.
Wò nu megatsɔ blablabla o, eye wò dzi megatsɔ ne wòaƒo nu le Mawu ŋkume o, elabena Mawu le dziƒo ke, le esime wò ya nèle anyigba dzi le afii eya ta mègaƒo nu blablabla o.
3 For the dream hath come by abundance of business, and the voice of a fool by abundance of words.
Abe ale si hloloetsotso fũu akpa nana wokua drɔ̃e vɔ̃wo ene la, nenema kee bometsitsi nana woƒoa nukpoloe.
4 When thou vowest a vow to God, delay not to complete it, for there is no pleasure in fools; that which thou vowest — complete.
Eya ta ne èɖe adzɔgbe na Mawu be yeawɔ nane la, mègahe nua wɔwɔ ɖe megbe o, elabena Mawu mekpɔa dzidzɔ le bometsilawo ŋu o. Wɔ wò adzɔgbeɖeɖe dzi nɛ.
5 Better that thou do not vow, than that thou dost vow and dost not complete.
Ne èzi kpi, mèdo ŋugbe be yeawɔ nane o la, enyo sãa wu be nàdo ŋugbe be yeawɔ nane eye nàgbe ewɔwɔ.
6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger, that 'it [is] an error,' why is God wroth because of thy voice, and hath destroyed the work of thy hands?
Mègana wò nu nakplɔ wò de nu vɔ̃ me o eye mègagblɔ na dɔtsɔla si le gbedoxɔ me be, “Vodadae nye nye adzɔgbeɖeɖe” o. Nu ka ta Mawu ado dɔmedzoe le nya si nègblɔ ta eye wòagblẽ nu si nèwɔ kple asi?
7 For, in the abundance of dreams both vanities and words abound; but fear thou God.
Gɔmesese mele drɔ̃ekuku geɖewo kple nya sɔgbɔwo me o eya ta nɔ anyi le Mawuvɔvɔ̃ me.
8 If oppression of the poor, and violent taking away of judgment and righteousness thou seest in a province, do not marvel at the matter, for a higher than the high is observing, and high ones [are] over them.
Ne èkpɔ wole ame dahe aɖe tem ɖe to eye womedrɔ̃ ʋɔnu dzɔdzɔe nɛ o le teƒe aɖe le anyigba blibo la dzi la, mègana wòawɔ nuku na wò o elabena amegã ɖe sia ɖe le tatɔ aɖe te eye ame bubuwo gale tatɔawo hã tame.
9 And the abundance of a land is for all. A king for a field is served.
Fia la le ame siawo katã tame. Oo, ɖe woakpɔ fia aɖe wòatsɔ eɖokui aɖo anyi ɖe dukɔa ƒe nyonyo ta hafi. Eya koe ate ŋu ahe ɖoɖo ade tɔtɔ sia me.
10 Whoso is loving silver is not satisfied [with] silver, nor he who is in love with stores [with] increase. Even this [is] vanity.
Ame si lɔ̃a ga la, makpɔ ga wòasɔ gbɔ nɛ, adze eŋu gbeɖe o. Enye bometsitsi be ame nabu be kesinɔnuwoe naa dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ ame!
11 In the multiplying of good have its consumers been multiplied, and what benefit [is] to its possessor except the sight of his eyes?
Ale si nèkpɔ ga wòsɔ gbɔe la, nenema tututue wò gaŋudɔwɔwɔ hã anɔ; ekema nu nyui kae le gakpɔkpɔ ŋu? Ɖewohĩ nu nyui si le gakpɔkpɔ ŋu koe nye nàkpɔ ga la wòaƒu du ato wò asibidɛwo dome adzo le gbɔwò!
12 Sweet [is] the sleep of the labourer whether he eat little or much; and the sufficiency of the wealthy is not suffering him to sleep.
Ame dahe si wɔa dɔ sesĩe la, dɔa alɔ̃ nyuie ne eɖu nu sue aɖe alo ne eɖu nu fũu, ke kesinɔtɔwo ya tsia dzimaɖi eye womekpɔa alɔ̃ dɔna o.
13 There is a painful evil I have seen under the sun: wealth kept for its possessor, for his evil.
Mekpɔ nu vɔ̃ɖi gã aɖe le ɣea te: eyae nye kesinɔnu si woli kɔe da ɖi wòva zu nuveviwɔame na nutɔ
14 And that wealth hath been lost in an evil business, and he hath begotten a son and there is nothing in his hand!
alo kesinɔnu si wobu to dzɔgbevɔ̃e me, ale be ne viŋutsu le amea si la, naneke matsi anyi na viŋutsu la o.
15 As he came out from the belly of his mother, naked he turneth back to go as he came, and he taketh not away anything of his labour, that doth go in his hand.
Ame si ɖoa ŋu ɖe dɔwɔna sia tɔgbi ŋu la, trɔna kaba yia ahedada me, afi si wòdze dɔa gɔme tsoe.
16 And this also [is] a painful evil, just as he came, so he goeth, and what advantage [is] to him who laboureth for wind?
Abe ale si megblɔ do ŋgɔ ene la: Nya sia nye nya sesẽ aɖe, elabena amea ƒe dagbadagba sia katã va zua tofloko kple ayadɔwɔwɔ ko. Eƒe nuwo katã buna.
17 Also all his days in darkness he consumeth, and sadness, and wrath, and sickness abound.
Eƒe gome le eƒe agbemeŋkeke mamlɛawo katã me la zua viviti, dziɖeleameƒo, dadaƒu kple dɔmedzoedodo.
18 Lo, that which I have seen: [It is] good, because beautiful, to eat, and to drink, and to see good in all one's labour that he laboureth at under the sun, the number of the days of his life that God hath given to him, for it [is] his portion.
Ke nu ɖeka pɛ ya nyo, eyae nye wòaɖu nu nyuie, ano wain kɔŋkɔ gã ɖeka, ana eƒe ɖoƒe le agbe me nadze eŋu eye wòana dɔ sia dɔ si wòwɔna la nado dzidzɔ nɛ to ɣeyiɣi si me Mawu ana wòanɔ agbe la me.
19 Every man also to whom God hath given wealth and riches, and hath given him power to eat of it, and to accept his portion, and to rejoice in his labour, this is a gift of God.
Gawu la, ne Mawu na kesinɔnuwo kple nunɔamesiwo ame aɖe eye wòna amenuvevee be wòaɖui, axɔ nu si nye etɔ gome eye wòakpɔ dzidzɔ le eƒe dɔwɔwɔ me la, nunanae wònye tso Mawu gbɔ.
20 For he doth not much remember the days of his life, for God is answering through the joy of his heart.
Ƒãa hafi wòbua eƒe agbemeŋkekewo ŋu. Mawu naa eƒe susu nɔa dzidzɔ si le eƒe dzi me la ŋu ɣeawo katã ɣi.
